FNUS76 KHNX 231857
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIDDEN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1157 AM PDT FRI JUL 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1108 PDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MORE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL ALLOW MID LEVEL MOISTURE TO
BRING A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING HOURS. OTHERWISE LITTLE CHANGE CAN BE EXPECTED IN
TEMPERATURES WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IN HUMIDITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CUMULUS DEVELOPING WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    CAN OCCUR NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORM. THEN CLEARING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 55-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN OCCUR NEAR ANY
                    THUNDERSTORM. OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2-4 MPH...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BY SUNRISE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. CUMULUS DEVELOPING WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT.  GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN
                    OCCUR NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 MPH.


FORECASTER...MENDENHALL
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REQUESTED BY...SAM MAROUK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100723.HIDDE.01/HNX